Rebirth: From arcade game to business empire

Chapter 180 Oil Crisis, Outbreak!

"Agreed!"

At this time, it is also necessary to agree, and it is still a great benefit to follow Lin Mubang now.

Once this alliance is formed, it actually means that the status of the Chinese will be rapidly improved.

It's still exciting to be able to argue with the people of the Eagle Country.

Subsequently, Lin Mu directly became the head of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and the deputy leaders were the charter boat king and Huo Donglai, and there were more than 60 Chinese in the Chamber of Commerce Alliance.

Chinese capital, officially rising!

10 October 1973, Wharf Pier

At this moment, Lin Mu and the charter boat king are also patiently waiting for something.

A faint sea breeze greeted you.

And Lin Mu is waiting for a long time, the charter king is also sitting next to Lin Mu, although he is a senior, but Lin Mu's achievements are obviously far beyond himself.

This time, the charter king is specially for transporting oil to Lin Mu.

Although the war of the oil countries has broken out, the problem of Lin Mu's oil fields is not big, and now the embargo treaty has not yet appeared, Lin Mu quickly asked the charter king not to think about anything, and he can quickly transport as much oil as he can to Xiangjiang.

Soon the price of oil will skyrocket, and the oil in Xiangjiang will also fall into famine.

The worst thing is actually Hutchison, which can't hold on at all.

With the outbreak of the oil crisis, Hong Kong implemented light control, and Hutchison & Co. was affected by the stock market crash, falling from a high of 44 yuan to more than 1 yuan.

It can be said that it was miserable, and in September 1975, it directly declared bankruptcy, and HSBC took 33.6% of the shares of Hutchison & Co.

Heung Kong uses oil to generate electricity.

At this moment, the charter king also suddenly realized that Lin Mu, this guy, actually had such a large energy company overseas in silence, and at the same time engaged in several oil fields in the oil country.

This guy...

The charter king sighed once again that being young is good, and he dares to do anything.

"Have you arrived?" Lin Mu stood up and looked at the sea, and saw a vague shadow slowly moving towards the port of Wharf.

"Mr. Lin, don't worry, all my ships have been replaced with oil tanks, and they are here to transport oil to you!" the charter king smiled and then continued.

"Be careful with storage, it's all oil, if it catches fire, it's a big problem!" Lin Mu advised: "Don't be careful, don't touch an open flame!"

If you are not careful, there is really no protective measures in Xiangjiang at all.

If it really ignites, it's definitely international news.

You have to be careful, be careful, be careful.

"Mr. Lin, don't worry!"

The charter king smiled: "It's not that I haven't transported oil before, I know, safety first, safety first!"

Lin Mu was still not at ease, and continued: "I know what you mean, but I still have to repeat, safety first, this is not a joke, once something happens, we will definitely focus on the world!"

The expression on the charter king's face became serious: "I will arrange it, no one is allowed to smoke, and someone will be sent to keep an eye on it every day!"

Speaking of this, the charter king looked at Lin Mu and said, "But, Ah Mu, why are you getting so much oil? Now the price of oil is so cheap!"

"Believe it or not, the price of oil is about to skyrocket!" Lin Mu rolled his eyes, and then said slowly: "Moreover, this price will not fall, I must take precautions now, Xiangjiang will be very short of electricity in the future, during this time, once there is no power supply, my factory will not be able to hold on!!"

There are a total of three power plants in Heung Kong, one is the Lamma Style Power Station in Tai Ling, which is the first commercial wind power station in Hong Kong built by Heung Kong Electric Power, but this power plant has not yet been born. It wasn't until 1997 that it officially started operation.

The second is the Castle Peak Power Plant, which was built in the 80s to meet the increasing demand for electricity in Heung Kong, and at the same time provided an important way for CLP to transition from oil-fired power generation to coal-fired power generation.

The last one is the Lamma Power Plant on Lamma Island, which is currently in use in Heung Kong, mainly oil.

The outbreak of the first oil crisis forced Xiangjiang to limit electricity consumption, and the duration of power outages was extremely high in a day.

The Heung Chiang region lacks natural resources and energy, does not produce oil and natural gas, and is completely dependent on imports, so it is very sensitive to international oil prices.

Historically, however, Hong Kong has been a service-oriented economy with little reliance on energy, so the direct impact of the sharp rise in oil prices on production costs and disposable household incomes has been relatively modest.

However, the impact of this oil on industries with high oil consumption, such as aviation, local transportation, catering, construction and fishing, is relatively large.

In addition, as Hong Kong is a free market economy with a high level of dependence on international trade, as well as an international commercial, trade and financial hub, Hong Kong is highly dependent on trade, and in this case, the continued high oil prices will obviously inhibit the growth momentum of the global economy, which will also be enough to damage the growth of Hong Kong's trade, which in turn will affect the overall economic level of Hong Kong.

The most terrifying thing is that it has a great impact on forest husbandry.

Whether it is Lin Mu's next shield machine, or Hongmeng Electric, all industries are inseparable from electricity, if there is no electricity in Xiangjiang, the most headache is not Li Jiacheng's group of people, the second is Lin Mu.

Before the first oil crisis was resolved, even if he bought part of the oil field, he didn't want to transport this drop of oil, so Lin Mu also took precautions.

Hurry up and transport some of the oil directly to Xiangjiang through the charter boat king for preservation.

Otherwise, the worst is actually yourself.

Once the workers have no jobs, then the economic losses in the middle must be borne by Lin Mu himself, and it is okay when there is a job, but there is no job.

Your own industry is basically doomed.

Transporting oil in advance is the way to go.

Lin Mu watched the group of workers in front of him slowly transporting the goods, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, there are still five years to go until 78 years, I really hope that it can be soon.

At the time of the second oil crisis, Xiangjiang was completely unruly, and the nearest nuclear power plant to Xiangjiang was located in Daya Bay, Lingnan. The power station is a joint venture between Heung Kong and Lingnan. 70% of the electricity will be sent to Heung Kong.

However, this first oil crisis can only be carried on its own.

October 16, 1973!

The first oil crisis finally broke out.